by Brian Wilson, USA TODAY Sports

by Brian Wilson, USA TODAY Sports

Former Tennessee Titans linebacker Keith Bulluck was arrested early Sunday morning on a felony robbery charge stemming from an alleged dispute with a cab driver.

Court records show Bulluck was taken in police custody at the Criminal Justice Center for about two and a half hours before being released just after 6 a.m. Sunday on $10,000 bond.

According to a criminal affidavit, Bulluck allegedly leaned through an open passenger window of a cab wanting a ride in front of Blue Jeans bar on Church Street. The cab driver said he told Bulluck he already had fare when the former linebacker grabbed him by his shirt and took a $100 bill out of his hands. He then fled from the scene, according to the affidavit.

The cab driver later led authorities to Bulluck in a nearby parking lot, where the former Titan was arrested with two $100 bills on him, the affidavit said. One of the bills was taken by police as evidence.

Police said the driver followed them, wanting to press charges. Bulluck was later charged with a Class C felony. A police release later said Bulluck smelled of alcohol during the incident.

Bulluck released a statement Sunday:

"I was out with friends last night in Nashville and was taking a cab home. There was a misunderstanding between me and the cab driver about getting my money back for a service not rendered. At 2 a.m., things could easily get lost in translation, but regardless of who was right or wrong, I regret putting myself in that situation."

The former Pro Bowler had been on the broadcast team for last night's Titans preseason game hours before his arrest.

He is set to appear in a Davidson County courtroom on the charge on Sept. 26.

Bulluck was a first round pick by the Titans in 2000. He signed a six-year deal, $36.035 million contract extension with the Titans in 2004. He signed a one-year, $2.5 million deal with the Giants in 2010.

Brian Wilson writes for The (Nashville) Tennessean, a Gannett property.